Do not take this subject just because people said that it is a WAM booster, because it is not. I ended up dreading this subject because I was not interested in the content at all (more in the humanities side which is not for me) and my marks reflected that. The report must be taken with caution, as I was taken a significant amount of marks due to formatting and not sticking to the rubric (which was entirely my fault) and I dreaded that report too due to the topic being something I’m not interested in (mental health stigma). However, if you are interested in mental health and how your interaction with people and yourself subjectively affects your psychology, by all means take the subject, if otherwise, don’t.

Wonderful subject that can be taken as a breadth subject or continuing on as part of your psychology major. Would highly recommend!

Got 83/100 without having learnt psychology prior taking this subject but that was only because exam was open book and you could search for keywords in your notes. If it was closed book, would’ve failed with the amount of content you have to memorize.

I found it to be quite surface-level knowledge that many people with a vague interest or familiarity with mental health or psychology would already know. It was fairly chill and most of the lecturers were very engaging. I do agree, however, that it is a good introduction to many of the streams of psychology. I think I spent the least amount of time studying for this subject in comparison to my others. The exam was multiple choice and open book, however be aware that some of the questions referred to very specific case studies.

I really enjoyed this subject - there is a lot of ground to cover within clinical, developmental and personality psychology spaces so you only get a brief look into each topic. It does provide excellent foundational knowledge for the second year subjects, however.

Good subject overall. Since there was tons to cover - I felt like the subject was too broad without enough depth per topic relative to MBB1. Still an enjoyable, great subject though.

Excellent introduction to clinical, developmental, social, and personality psychology! There were many opportunities to engage with the lecturers, a lot of support in writing a lab report, and practical classes helped in preparing for both the lab report and exam. Topics were delivered well by lecturers; it was apparent they passionate about their content and made efforts to explain concepts well. In retrospect, it was more enjoyable and easier than MBB1 although this preference depends on what facets of psychology you’re interested in.

The subject content was quite interesting. The topics were clinical, developmental, social and personality psych. I thought I would enjoy clinical and personality psych, but the content of this two modules were a bit dry comparing to developmental and social psych. I LOVE Chris the coordinator, but I feel like his consultation hour was more interesting than his lecture, probably because he talks in a very slow pace and I had to double speed the lectures lol. Developmental and social psych was really engaging as it involved a lot of social experiments that are very applicable to our lives. Personality psych was a bit conceptual, and I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected. We also had a research method module, which introduces a bit of stats and data analysis for research and that's really useful. I feel like the content wasn't heavy overall, as I was able to cram the content of the last 15 lectures within two or three days and still able to get an H1. The assignment was a lab report, and we were provided with a step by step guide and a super detailed marking criteria. Final was a three-hour multiple choice exam, and I was able to finish it within two hours. I did this subject as an elective, and it didn't take me too much time on it, so would recommend as elective/breadth.

This was a great subject! The content was always fascinating and felt highly applicable to everyday life. The assignment, whilst feeling large and overwhelming at the beginning, was delivered with so much support from the coordinators and head tutors. They really did help at every step of the way. All of the lecturers were highly engaging and clearly passionate about their respective areas - consistently answering questions and keeping up with the discussion boards. I also had a great experience with my tutor, who tried their best despite the subject being delivered online due to COVID. The exam was very fair and you will go great as long as you have a set of detailed notes.

Pretty good subject. REP is basically free points so make sure to get all your hours in! Lab Report has a lot of guidance, so follow it to the letter, and you'll do well. This is my first lab report and I got an H1 score for it! Exam was a little bit tricky, esp. the Clinical Psychology + Research Methods section, but overall, the questions were VERY fair. A lot of content from the lectures to remember, so make sure to regularly revise! The only beef I have with this subject is the way the content is explained: I love Chris (the co-ord), but his explanations are very hard to follow and take on a narrative style. But if you can take good notes/revise using the slides, you shouldn't have a problem with this! Overall, very good subject, and content is fairly interesting.